OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT >CUSTOM<
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Author: Stevenson
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Chapter 13, Problem 4OTQ
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
The case deals about Company S, which is a producer of wide variety of furniture. The case discusses the production, production control, inventory, and quality of Company S. The production department has deliberated their facility, labor, cost, length of the operation, and the operations involved in producing furniture.
Processing control discusses the job sequence and processing time. It also explains about the level of output for a demand. Inventory and quality explain their respective operations.
To determine: The benefits and problems related with the company’s level production policy.
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a) Huurhun Printing in Ulaanbaatar has four typesetters and four jobs to be completed as given in the table. The $ entries represent the firm’s estimate of what it will cost for each job to be completed by each typesetter. Find the optimal assignment of jobs to typesetters so as to minimize the total costs.
Typesetters
Jobs
A
B
C
D
42HG
$7
$3
$4
$8
19DT
$5
$4
$6
$5
47ST
$6
$7
$9
$6
17VT
$8
$6
$7
$4
b) Huurhun Printing in Ulaanbaatar has the following printing jobs waiting to be processed at its work center. The jobs are assigned sequentially upon arrival. All dates are specified as days from today. In what sequence should the…
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In the rapidly evolving tech industry, Apple faces competition from
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does Apple differentiate itself from these competitors in terms of
innovation, marketing positioning, and customer loyalty?
3. Consider a process consisting of three resources. Assume there exists unlimited demand for the product.
a. Resource 1 has a processing time of 6 minutes per unit.
b. Resource 2 has a processing time of 3 minutes per unit.
c. Resource 3 has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit.
All three resources are staffed by one worker.
a. Draw a process flow diagram of this process.
b. What is the capacity of resource 2?
c. What is the bottleneck in the process?
d. What is the utilization of resource 2?
e. How long does it take the process to produce 200 units starting with an empty system, assuming this is a worker-paced process?
Chapter 13 Solutions
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT >CUSTOM<
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Ch. 13 - Prob. 7DRQCh. 13 - Briefly discuss the requirements for effective...Ch. 13 - Prob. 9DRQCh. 13 - How can the use of MRP contribute to productivity?Ch. 13 - Prob. 11DRQCh. 13 - What is lot sizing. what is its goal, and why is...Ch. 13 - Contrast planned-order receipts and scheduled...Ch. 13 - If seasonal variations are present, is their...Ch. 13 - Prob. 15DRQCh. 13 - What are some unforeseen costs of ERP?Ch. 13 - What trade-offs are involved in the decision to...Ch. 13 - Who in the organization needs to be involved in...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3TSCh. 13 - Prob. 1CTECh. 13 - Give one example of unethical behavior involving...Ch. 13 - a. Given the following diagram for a product,...Ch. 13 - Prob. 2PCh. 13 - Prob. 3PCh. 13 - Eighty units of end item E are needed at the...Ch. 13 - a. One hundred twenty units of end item Z are...Ch. 13 - A table is assembled using three components, as...Ch. 13 - Eighty units of end item X are needed at the...Ch. 13 - Oh No!, Inc., sells three models of radar detector...Ch. 13 - Assume that you are the manager of a shop that...Ch. 13 - Assume that you are the manager of Assembly, Inc....Ch. 13 - Determine material requirements plans for pans N...Ch. 13 - A firm that produces electric golf carts has just...Ch. 13 - Refer to Problem 12. Assume that unusually mild...Ch. 13 - Using the accompanying diagram, do the following:...Ch. 13 - A company that manufactures paving material for...Ch. 13 - Prob. 16PCh. 13 - The MRP Department has a problem. Its computer...Ch. 13 - Develop a material requirements plan for component...Ch. 13 - How many wheels sets should the manager order?Ch. 13 - When should the wheel sets be ordered?Ch. 13 - Prob. 2.1CQCh. 13 - Prob. 1OTQCh. 13 - Prob. 2OTQCh. 13 - Suppose the company has just received an order for...Ch. 13 - Prob. 4OTQCh. 13 - Prob. 5OTQ
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